Developing my property for duck hunting - pics added

honestly, man...you are gonna need more info than you can get here...

sounds like your spot should be a good one with that vegetation and shallow water.

I'll see if I can find anything to link you to so you can do some reading...


This is actually pretty decent... LINK

Sprinkle bread crumbs on the water and scream "here duck duck duck duck duck" Whistle every now and then. And if all else fails, do like you would a dog and tell them "come!"

no prob, man....after you watch the vid and think about it a bit, you may be able to describe what you have to work with and we can give you some pointers.

the best thing would be to bring someone with experience to help you set up...

good article in November Field and Stream about managing small properties...

Is that all one body of water? Those first 3 pics look promising.

Yes, it's all connected. The first three pics are the pond, next three are the dam with a spill off wall in between the two. The last pic is were where the creek fed into the dam, but due to all the flooding lately it's become a mini bayou.

Ummmm....those pics show some promise.


You need to see what way the prevailing wind is blowing in your property and let that determine where and how you will hunt.

Then get a plan to build out a blind that keeps you and your guests camoed and not seen.

Ducks land into the wind. You typically want to have them land coming at you. So build you blind in that general area. However, use you best judgement and use any existing natural cover.

You need to get a dozer and open it up som more and use a chainsaw and the dozer to clean out abt 50 yrds into the field all around the edge of the water areas.
Drain it in the spring and hand spread some jap millet arnd labor day on the water/mud edges.

Duck hunting spots are very hit or miss. First and foremost you need to see if you are in any kind of flyway (I'm not talking about Mississsippi flyway either). Local flyways are the beginning of having ducks in your area. Next is food. If you have food, you MAY have ducks. If you don't have food then you are pissing in the wind. Next is to have a spot they just want to be in. 2 acres of water isn't much to lure ducks unless you are surrounded by lots of good habitat. From looking at the pictures it seems like you may have a nice wood duck hole. Lots more to consider in determining what you could do to make it better without wasting your time.